Yesterday, a group of casino workers in the US began a seven-day fast as part of a continued demand to be allowed to decide whether they want union representation.
Thirteen workers from Station Casinos, along with five members of Unite Here, have chosen to give up food as part of their protest.
The union claims that thousands of workers at Station Casinos have now signed a petition asking for a fair process to allow them to make their own decisions whether to unionise in a way that is free from management interference, intimidate, bullying or litigation.
Milton Farfan, a dishwasher at Red Rock Casino, said: "I'm a little worried about doing this for seven days. But it's a worthwhile sacrifice. It's a way to show the company that we're ready to do all that's necessary to be given a fair process. We're here to represent each one of our co-workers at Stations Casinos."
According to Unite Here, thousands of Las Vegas casino resort workers have utilised a “fair and non-confrontational” process to decide whether to have union representation with the Culinary Workers Union Local 226 and Bartenders Union Local 165 branches.
Station Casinos is majority owned by Deutsche Bank, JP Morgan and Frank and Lorenzo Fertitta.
